This bill requires the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the heads of other relevant federal agencies to develop a strategy within 180 days to improve federal investigations of organized retail crime. The strategy must explain how agencies will: (1) improve information sharing among the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Secret Service, the Post Office, and other relevant agencies about organized retail crime networks; (2) help State and local law enforcement gather materials and evidence needed for prosecution; and (3) increase cooperation and information sharing with the retail industry and retail crime task forces. The named agencies must submit a joint report on the strategy to specific congressional committees within 180 days. The Comptroller General must publish a report within one year on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime. The bill also defines key terms such as "organized retail crime" and "relevant agency."
If you are a retailer, a member of a retail crime task force, or work in State or local law enforcement, the bill directs federal agencies to create a plan and report on how they will share information and assist in prosecutions. If you are a member of the public, the bill sets deadlines for federal reports but does not itself change criminal penalties or grant new powers in the text provided. No publicly available information on direct effects beyond the required planning and reporting is included in the bill text.
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